I'm really glad you've come back to this story - despite being Kripked! I really like the way you've built up Sam's gradual realisation that there was perhaps more to Mary than just some picture-perfect chocolate box Mom who died because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time... Hope you continue with it!

the interaction between Sam and Dean is the best and the dynamics with Missouri are also very interesting.

I can't wait to see where this is leading especially since Sam is seeing her more and more, I like how you made Mary so similar to her son as well, and the mystery thickens, I really hope they can fins something... and that Dean can catch a break or a rest things just seem to pile on top of him...

he is special too!

I love the parts where Sammy defends his brother or needs him... they are the bet and that ending with the dare and the way he says he went to Stanford and still gets taken in by big brother dares is so great!

Oh, how thrilled I was to see more of this. Sam's concerns about the truth about Mary are the same ones I share for this season... the boys have so little to hold onto, I hate to imagine if their image if Mary gets shattered. *Especially* Dean's.

Of course that all makes for wonderful angst so of course I'm dying to see what you'll come up with as much as I am curious about Kripke's plans.

Whew, what a great story! you really nailed the characters and their personalities. I love the way they flailed around when missouri yelled at them about the coffee table and the way Sam stuck up for Dean. Poor Dean and all his suppressed emotions. "He couldn't lean against soft, somethng soft couldn't support his weight." I love that line, it was so simple and honest. Please update soon!

What an awesome chapter, as usual. I tired to review yesterday, but the site shut me out, so here we go:

The entire opening section was sheer love. I adore it with all my heart and made me grin from ear to ear.

I do like how you've handled Missouri's character, Dean's feelings toward her and Sam's reactions toward her treatment of his brother. Chracterisation was excellent. I also like Sam's wariness and unwillingness to trust her completely with the crystals until her knew exactly what was going on. It reminds me of the way he questions John.

And how much did I love: "He smirked, "I read the whole thing." While Dean had watched cartoons." *huge grin*